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Clay Drinko

Famous Name (2004)

Review by: Craig Curtice
Date: 4/1/05

Imagine replacing the late, great Wesley Willis, a 300-pound, schizophrenic black man, with Clay Drinko, a rubbery, openly gay, white man. A wild performance artist from New York City, Drinko combines all the camp of Right Said Fred with the brilliantly absurd Friends song, “Smelly Cat.”

Sassy and risqué, Famous Name features spoken vocals and simplistic electro music arrangements. Songs like “White Girls With Dreads,” “Dickhead,” “Lesbians,” and “Pussies, Hos, and Beer” are so bad they’re actually good. Drinko’s lispy drone and Casio-inspired beats seem to work together like a push and pull kind of thing with a happy ending.

Uh, this is definitely an album with a specific time and place to play it (example: late night bedroom party, yes; with your parents anytime, no). Some may find the over-electro wears thinner than a pair of surf punk board shorts, and the lyrics a bit suggestively sarcastic, especially on “Cuddle Buttah” (just guess where Drinko wants to put his manhood).

Nevertheless, this album is ridiculous fun and danceable too. Discretion is key—when the disc is not in use, I might suggest keeping it locked in the naughty bedside drawer.


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